School Psychology program receives NASP national recognition status
Georgia Southern University’s College of Education received notification that its Ed.S. in School Psychology program has been awarded full-approval/national recognition status from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), a recognition of the program’s demonstrated consistency with NASP standards. Georgia Southern is one of only three universities in the state of Georgia with NASP-approved school psychology programs and has the only specialist degree program in the state that is nationally-recognized and NASP-approved.
Georgia Southern alumni recognized for outstanding achievements
For more than 40 years, the Georgia Southern University Alumni Association has honored alumni who have distinguished themselves with outstanding professional and personal achievements, and those who have loyally dedicated their time and service to the Eagle Nation.
Georgia Southern receives award for excellence in transfer student practices
Georgia Southern University has been named to the Phi Theta Kappa’s 2017 Transfer Honor Roll. One of only 65 recipients nationwide selected to receive this honor, Georgia Southern is recognized as one of the top four-year colleges and universities for creating dynamic pathways to support community college transfer.
University to participate in annual Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Next week, amid a sea of green, Georgia Southern will stand out as the Best and Brightest in the 193rd Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Friday, March 17.
The George-Anne receives awards at Georgia College Press Association Conference
The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University’s student newspaper, earned seven awards in categories such as writing, photography and advertising in the Georgia College Press Association’s 2016 Better Newspaper Contest.
CHHS faculty, student, alumni concussion research published
Faculty, alumni and students in the College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS), whose research focuses on the effects of concussions, recently had a study published in the American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.
Jody Langdon wins Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award
Jody Langdon, Ph.D., associate professor of kinesiology in the School of Health and Kinesiology, has been awarded the Georgia Southern University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Award for her research focused on autonomy-supportive teaching.
Alumna Tamra Lamb Named a Georgia Science Teacher of Promise
The Georgia Science Teachers Association (GSTA) selected Georgia Southern alumna Tamra Lamb (‘14,’16) as its 2017 Georgia Science Teacher of Promise at the elementary school level.
Georgia Southern ROTC wins fourth MacArthur Award
The U.S. Army Cadet Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky, has announced Georgia Southern University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program is one of eight schools to receive the prestigious MacArthur Award for the 2015-2016 school year. This is the second consecutive MacArthur Award for the Eagle Battalion and is the fourth overall since 2009. The Eagle Battalion previously received the award in 2009, 2010 and 2015.
Georgia Southern’s Eagle Battalion Ranger Challenge Team Takes 2nd Place at 6th BDE
Georgia Southern University’s Eagle Battalion Ranger Challenge team placed second overall at the 6th Brigade Army ROTC Ranger Challenge competition held at Camp Blanding, Florida on Jan. 21-22.